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Vase with glass thread

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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden, Netherlands

In late Roman antiquity, it became fashionable to embellish the outer surface of kitchenware with a woven pattern of glass threads. Instead of traditional handles, glass threads have been spun between the shoulder and lip of this little vase, encircling it in a rhythmic pattern.

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